Description: Bridgeport, CONNECTICUT - General Electric Co.: When GE bought one of its first factories in Connecticut in 1920, it wasn’t because of taxes or quality of life. It was because of the Russian Revolution. When the Bolsheviks overthrew the Tsar of Russia in 1917, they canceled the arms contracts he held with the weapons maker Remington, who had a factory in Bridgeport. Remington sold the factory, and GE bought it. For decades, it built appliances like electric fans, irons and toasters. This factory spread for 76 acres. That’s about 58 football fields. At its peak, it employed thousands of workers. It even had its own bowling alley. “Pictures from long ago show us lines of employees along the sidewalk coming in or out of work. It was a busy, busy place back then. You would have been in, like, a city in that building,” said Adrienne Saint-Pierre, curator of Bridgeport’s Barnum Museum. The only thing that remains of the factory today is a wrought-iron gate flanked by two brick guard houses and a short stretch of wall. Behind that gate is a 76-acre vacant lot that used to be the factory. This White Border Era (1915-30) postcard is in good condition. C. T. Photochrom. No. 71505.
Price: 9 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-02-14T03:42:01.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
City: Bridgeport
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Curt Teich
Subject: General Electric Co.
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: White Border (1915-1930)
Country: United States
Region: Connecticut
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Landscapes, Technology, Russian Revolution
Features: Panoramic
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
